We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (10/12/2020-10/18/2020).
Annamarie’s Reading
- Animal Showdown: Round Three: Surprising Animal Matchups with Surprising Results by Stephanie Warren Drimmer (nonfiction)
- Brain Games for Babies, Toddlers Twos: 140 Fun Ways to Boost Development by Jackie Silberg (professional development)
- Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransome (biography) (picture book)
- Goldie Vance: Larceny in La La Land by Hope Larson (graphic novel)
- Mech Cadet Yu, Vol. 1 by Greg Pak (graphic novel)
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Family Business by Saladin Ahmed (graphic novel)
- Move, Play, Learn: Interactive Storytimes with Music, Movement, and More by Alyssa Jewell (professional development)
- Queen of the Spelling Bee by Gina Bellisario (first chapter)
- Rick by Alex Gino
- Runaways, Vol. 5: Canon Fodder by Rainbow Rowell (graphic novel)
- School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1: Girl on Fire by Jeremy Whitley (graphic novel)
- There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon (teen)
Note: Lots going on in real life, so much less reading this week. I should be back up to regular-ish reading amounts next week. Still squeezed in some great titles!
Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!
Stats for the Week:
- 12 Books Read This Week
- 8 Books with Diverse Main Character (67%)
- 5 Books by Diverse Authors (42%)
- 4 Books by Own Voices Authors (33%) (to the best of my knowledge)
This week’s reading highlights:
- Animal Showdown: Round Three: Surprising Animal Matchups with Surprising Results by Stephanie Warren Drimmer (nonfiction)
- Goldie Vance: Larceny in La La Land by Hope Larson (graphic novel)
- Mech Cadet Yu, Vol. 1 by Greg Pak (graphic novel)
- Move, Play, Learn: Interactive Storytimes with Music, Movement, and More by Alyssa Jewell (professional development)
- There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon (teen)
Michala’s Reading
- The Tiny Baker by Hayley Barrett illustrated by Alison Jay
- Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh illustrated by Ben Mantle
- Bunny Overboard by Claudia Rueda
- Clarence’s Topsy-Turvy Shabbat by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod illustrated by Jennie Poh
- Elbow Grease: Fast Friends by John Cena illustrat3ed by Howard McWilliam
- Frederico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
- Bo the Brave by Rebecca Elliott
- King of the Birds by Elise Gravel
- Freddie Ramos Tracks Down a Drone by Jacqueline Jules Illustrated by Miguel Benítez
- Shirley Chisholm by Laurie Calkhoven illustrated by Kaitlyn Shea O’Connor
- The Great Beach Cake Bake by JoJo Siwa
- Locker 37: The Magic Eraser by Aaron Starmer illustrated by Courtney La Forest
- A Guard Dog Named Honey by Denise Gosliner Orenstein
- Pet Records by Julie Beer and Michelle Harris
- The Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough
- We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained by Aura Lewis and Evan Sargent
- Isiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
- Danny Constantino’s First (And Maybe Last?) Date by Paul Acampora
- Seven Clues to Home by Gae Polisner and Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Nancy Drew: The Curse by Micol Ostow
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Note: Alright, so I stepped up my game since Annamarie the super librarian was off this past week. I tried stacking in more Youth books, but as usual when I see them lined up here I feel like did not read all that much. Happy Reading y’al!